Rick and Morty Season 9 arrives May 25 at 4:00 AM BST on Adult Swim in the UK, with weekly episodes running through July 26. The season totals 10 episodes, with streaming on HBO Max in the UK from May 25 and on HBO Max and Hulu in the US starting June 15, 2026
At 4:00 AM BST on May 25, the doors reopen—Adult Swim will stream Rick and Morty Season 9 in the UK as new episodes roll out weekly through July 26. It’s the kind of clockwork timing fans usually only expect after the show builds momentum, and this year the momentum arrives fast.
Season 9’s UK release lands on May 25, exactly 365 days after Season 8 premiered on May 25, 2025 in the UK. The earlier gaps had stretched longer in some seasons. but this schedule keeps the wait comparatively short—short enough that the show’s next jump into interdimensional chaos feels less like a long-distance promise and more like a date circled on a calendar.
Season 9 consists of 10 episodes. UK viewers can watch on HBO Max starting May 25, while the live Adult Swim broadcast also begins at 4:00 AM BST on May 25. The weekly airing continues in that same time slot through the end of July.
For US viewers, streaming starts later: Season 9 will be available on HBO Max and Hulu starting June 15, 2026, giving American audiences a different rhythm even as the season’s UK rollout moves on schedule.
The season’s marketing comes with a specific claim. Adult Swim released the first official trailer on April 7, followed by a second trailer on May 12. Two trailers are now out. and the lead-up has already sparked the kind of close reading fans usually reserve for moments that feel fragile—like small details might matter more than they should.
Adult Swim has also been hyping Season 9 with a mission statement that promises “organic human slop” in the new season. and no “AI-slop.” The phrasing is pointed: it’s a direct response to concerns about artificial intelligence in creative industries. insisting that the TV-MA series will continue to be made by human writers. animators. and artists—frame by frame—while keeping its homebrew signature blend of crude humor aimed at adult audiences.
For a show built on constant reinvention, the tension here isn’t just about what Rick will do next. It’s about what the creative team insists goes into making it—especially now, when the question of who—or what—creates culture is following every release to the homepage.
Rick and Morty Season 9 Adult Swim HBO Max Hulu release date May 25 4:00 AM BST trailers April 7 May 12 AI slop TV-MA creative industries
May 25 at 4:00am?? why would anyone wake up for this lol. I’ll just binge it whenever Hulu decides to be nice.
So the UK gets it first and we get it June 15, got it. Honestly not surprised, everything US always late. Also “no AI-slop” sounds like they’re still talking like it’s 2018.
Wait you’re saying it’s exactly 365 days after season 8 but also “momentum arrives fast”?? that doesn’t make sense to me. I thought they were doing longer gaps lately. Still tho the trailer dates being April 7 and May 12 is cool I guess.
“Organic human slop” is the most Rick and Morty thing ever like… they’re admitting it’s dumb on purpose. But if they’re fighting AI, does that mean the animations were AI before?? because that’s what it sounds like to me. Anyway I’ll watch, TV-MA or not.